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Collective Evolution – by Richard Enos
Last Thursday, at the end of an emergency summit in Rome with the Pope, 34 Chilean bishops offered their resignation in the wake of revelations of sexual abuse of young boys and their complicity in covering up the crimes. These 34 represent every bishop in Chile, 31 active and 3 retired.
Damage control at its finest. But is it too late? Continue reading “34 Chilean Bishops From The Catholic Church Implicated In The Sexual Abuse of Young Boys”
+972 Magazine – by Mairav Zonszein
An advertisement for a maternity ward in one of Israel’s top hospitals, published in the right-wing newspaper Makor Rishon this past week, has been making the rounds on social media.
The ad for Lis Maternity Hospital, part of Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, shows a fetus wearing a military beret, with a caption reading: “Received the Presidential Award of Excellence, 2038.” Continue reading “Ad for Israeli maternity ward portrays fetus as future soldier”
Boing Boing – by Cory Doctorow
High school students in Pennsylvania’s Northern Lebanon School District report that they are not allowed to walk through their schools’ hallways unless they smile; if they refuse they are sent for mandatory counselling.
The students who report that they were ordered to smile or face consequences also say that the same administrators failed to follow up on their complaints about in-school and online bullying by fellow students. Continue reading “High school students who will not smile in the hallways are sent to mandatory counselling, while bullying is rampant”
In a bid to combat online revenge porn, Facebook is now asking any worried users to send naked pictures of themselves to the social network to prevent them being shared publicly elsewhere on the company’s various platforms.
The measure would constitute a huge leap of faith by users to trust Facebook with their most intimate information. The company is still dealing with the repercussions of the Cambridge Analytica user data scandal. Continue reading “Send us your nudes: Facebook’s bizarre strategy for fighting revenge porn”
Police were investigating an apparent hate crime by right-wing Jewish extremists Tuesday after hundreds of grapevines were cut down in a Palestinian vineyard near the West Bank city of Hebron in the second such incident in a week.
Police said they were looking into the incident in the West Bank village of Halhul, a few kilometers north of Hebron. Continue reading “Hundreds of Palestinian grapevines destroyed in second incident in week”
A growing number of refugees in Israel find themselves unable to withdraw money from their own bank accounts due to unannounced changes made to their visa numbers by the government.
Hundreds of asylum seekers in Israel cannot access their bank accounts after renewing their visas because the Population and Immigration Authority altered their visa numbers, Haaretz reports.
Continue reading “New Visa Rules Cut Off Refugees in Israel From Bank Accounts – Reports”
LifeSiteNews – by Calvin Freiburger
GLEN JEAN, West Virginia, May 22, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A gathering of scouts from all over the world slated for next summer and hosted by big names such as Boy Scouts of America and Scouts Canada will include condoms that must be “readily and easily accessible for all participants” of any age.
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) has announced that its 24th World Scout Jamboree will be held from Sunday, July 21, 2019 to Thursday, August 1, 2019. It will be the first to be jointly hosted by all three umbrella organizations covering North America: Scouts Canada, the Boy Scouts of America, and Asociación de Scouts de México. Continue reading “Boy Scouts to make condoms ‘readily and easily accessible’ at upcoming global gathering”
The Abu Dis neighborhood bordering east Jerusalem will be the capital of a Palestinian state in US President Donald Trump’s planned peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid said Monday.
“Over the weekend, different sources began saying that in the American paper that will be presented next month, Abu Dis will be mentioned as the capital of Palestine,” Lapid said at a Yesh Atid faction meeting. Continue reading “Trump Peace Deal To Make Jerusalem Suburb Palestinian Capital”
Boing Boing – by Cory Docktorow
Next year, high schools in Lockport New York will use the “Aegis” CCTV and facial recognition system to track and record the interactions of students suspected of code of conduct violations, keeping a ledger of who speaks to whom, where, and for how long.
The record will be used to assemble evidence against students and identify possible accomplices to ascribe guilt to. Continue reading “New York high school will use CCTV and facial recognition to enforce discipline”
Netflix announced Monday that it is partnering with former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to develop original content for the video streaming giant.
“President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series for the streaming platform, potentially including scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries, and features,” Netflix said in a statement. Continue reading “Barack, Michelle Obama Ink Deal to Produce Netflix Movies and Shows”
More degenerate filth served up to young ones – Corrupting the Muppets
This, while people struggle & starve.
The royal wedding was no average affair. In fact, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding cost around $42.8 million.
However, most of that money didn’t go toward beautiful flowers, luxurious decorations or a massive cake. Instead, it paid for keeping the happy couple and their guests safe and sound. Continue reading “Security Isn’t Cheap: Royal Wedding Cost Tops $42 Million”